Fred Astaire and Amelia Earhart

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Object Details

Artist

Henry Major, 1889 - 1948

Sitter

Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987

Amelia Mary Earhart, 24 Jul 1897 - c. 2 Jul 1937

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1937

Object number

NPG.86.101

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pencil and ink on paper

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 16 × 29.5 cm (6 5/16 × 11 5/8")

Mount: 18.1 × 30.3 cm (7 1/8 × 11 15/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat

Home Furnishings\Globe

Amelia Mary Earhart: Female

Amelia Mary Earhart: Science and Technology\Aviator

Fred Astaire: Male

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Dancer

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Dancer\Tap dancer

Fred Astaire: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Choreographer

Fred Astaire: Performing arts awards\Academy Award

Fred Astaire: Performing arts awards\Emmy Award

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b98d9a3b-65f5-461e-b8f2-86aae56017e3

Record ID

npg_NPG.86.101